The Extra Point 9.22.22
* Justin Fields Owes No One
* Good Riddance, White Sox
* Lonzo Ball Saga Continues
* WWE Musings
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The Extra Point 9.3.22
* White Sox keep pulling me back in
* Bears looking to the future
* Bulls’ road in the East got tougher
* The GOAT’s last dance
The Extra Point 7.3.22
NBA Free Agency Madness The NBA didn’t even wait until 11:59 EST on June 30 to start the madness that is the free agency period of the offseason. There were some big signings announced which included: CLE guard Darius Garland signing 5-year/$193M extension NYK center Mitchell Robinson signing 4-year/$60M extension MEM guard Ja Morant signing…
The Extra Point 6.12.22
A Long, Frustrating Summer of Baseball Baseball in Chicago this summer is going to be very frustrating if today’s games are any indication. The Cubs were blown out 18-4 by the Yankees to fall 13 games under .500. The Cubs are going through the painful process of rebuilding after GM Jed Hoyer decided to close…
You Had To Be There: The Flu Game
The date – June 11, 1997. The site – The Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT. The event – Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. The Chicago Bulls, attempting to capture their 5th championship in 7 years, were locked in a 2-2 series with the Utah Jazz. With control of the series at…
You Had To Be There: The Shrug Game
The year: 1992. The event: Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals. The place: Chicago Stadium. The reigning NBA champion Chicago Bulls faced off against the Portland Trailblazers for the ‘chip. This matchup was two years in the making and the most interesting matchup was between Clyde Drexler & Michael Jordan. There were those who…
The Extra Point 5.30.22
Celtics Outlast Heat On January 11th, the Celtics were 20-21, in 10th place & struggling to stay over .500. Fans were calling for head coach Ime Udoka to be run out of town and this didn’t look like the team that was two wins away from the NBA Finals in 2020. The Celtics finished the…
You Had To Be There: Pippen over Ewing
The date – May 20, 1994. The place – Chicago Stadium. The event – Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semi-Finals between the NY Knicks & the Chicago Bulls. With the Bulls facing elimination they looked to force a Game 7 and would do so in emphatic fashion. That game gave the sports world…
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The youngest player to ever win the NBA MVP award. Too big, too strong, too fast, too good. On this day in 2011 Chicago Bulls PG Derrick Rose won the NBA MVP Award. He averaged 25.0ppg, 7.7assts & 4.1rebs while leading the Bulls to an NBA best 62-20 season. Yeah… Prime D. Rose was just…
The Extra Point 5.1.22
Bulls Season Wrap-Up The Bulls wrapped up their 2021-22 campaign with a whimpering 116-100 loss to the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday. That loss ended the NBA 1st Round series with the Bulls bowing out in 5 games. After their Game 2 win, the Bulls simply could not match the Bucks’ size, physicality and…